Chapter 4: No Prisoner of Azkaban either!
In his third year, Harry was having as much fun as ever. Malfoy had joined the Quidditch team as Keeper, and he was good at it. They were the best team Hogwarts had had in decades, they won the Cup the 2 previous years and were well ahead for this year's.
Harry had loved going to Hogsmeade though, (his uncle had become way too scared of Harry, with that attitude he seemed to have developed, and complied to sign his form when asked.) it was ideal to pull pranks there, no teachers in every corner watching over you.
Harry had a lot of fun that year focusing on Ron & Hermione, the famous Gryffindor couple. He very much enjoyed pushing them to their limits, making them breakup over and over again. What he enjoyed the most was spreading rumors about one or the other in order to create a conflict between them.
Nobody knew this but he and Pansy Parkinson were also going out. Not officially of course, and to Harry they weren't even a couple. He would just take her to the Room of Requirements when he was bored and they would make out. It's not like Harry didn't have feelings; just not for any girls in Hogwarts yet. I mean, he's a raging hormonal teenager, what more do you expect? He sure as hell didn't want any kind of commitment, he just wanted to have fun and pass time. Pansy was perfect for doing just that…
Harry was attacked by a Hippogriff that year because he was goofing around in glass and wasn't listening to Hagrid's instructions (who just happened to be filling in for Grubbly-Plank) Malfoy was pushing Harry to sue the school and get Hagrid banned from the grounds in the process, but Harry didn't want to. Hagrid had helped him leave the Dursleys and get to Hogwarts after all; no matter how insensitive he had become, that was no way to repay him.
There was only one thing bugging Harry that year, and that was his new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Lupin. The man was cool and all, and taught them hands on stuff, but Harry noticed more than once that the professor would sometimes stare at him in class, with again that disappointed look on his face. What was with the teachers in this school? Harry was really getting sick of it, it was getting rather annoying.
Malfoy came up to Harry one day in February and said:
"Hey Potter! I have news for you…" lowering his voice, he added "The Dark Lord is eager to meet you Potter, what do you say?"
Harry was overwhelmed with mixed feelings of fear and anticipation. He had heard of the powers of the Dark Lord, and knew what he was capable of. Yet, he wasn't sure he wanted to come face to face with his parents' killer.
To which Harry replied: "I'll think about it"
Until the end of the year, Malfoy regularly made the same offer to Potter, who would always reply "Later!". He seemed to be buying time, but for what he didn't know.
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